This free conference is brought to you by the British Columbia Social Studies Teachers Association (BCSSTA), The BC Labour Heritage Centre and the Labour Studies Program at Simon Fraser University. The conference is designed for all teachers interested in BC's Labour History with a specific focus for those teaching secondary social studies courses in the new BC curriculum. Sessions will be offered on the following topics.

New !! Revised workshop titles with presenters! Workshop descriptions are here

• Hidden Histories of Women Workers In - and Out - of the Labour Movement. Presenters: Janet Nicol and Marcia Toms
• “On the Line” A History of the BC Labour Movement Presenters: Rod Mickleburgh and Wayne Axford
• Making Labour History Work for Students: Experiential Learning, the Work Process, and the Paper Airplane Game. Presenters: Mark Leier and Dale Martelli
• Child Labour: Then and Now. Presenters: Helesia Luke and John Decaire
• Changing Nature of Work: the Precariat. Presenter: Kendra Strauss
• History of Health and Safety in BC. Presenters: Al Cornes, Suzie Mah and Robin Schooley
• Immigrant Experiences in BC’s Labour History Presenters: John Price and Hayne Wai
• The History of Indigenous Labour In BC: The Importance of Teaching About It Presenters: Carol Arnold and Sarah Purdy

Workshop Registration is now open! All previous registrants should have recieved an email, new registrations will receive an email after their registration is processed. Questions? send email to waxford@shaw.ca

The day will begin at 9:00 am at Vancouver Technical Secondary school with a plenary session discussing the topic of "Why the Teaching of Labour History matters in the current Social Studies curriculum". There will be 2 workshops available for each attendee and a free lunch! A social event is planned at the conclusion of the conference at a location TBA. To prepare for the catering needs and the organization of the workshops, pre-registration is required and needs to be completed by Wednesday February 13th, 2019.

Each teacher needs to register independently for this conference. Some LOA assistance and travel subsidies for teachers residing outside of the Metro Vancouver area are available. Click here for LOA and/or travel subsidy application form.

Check out the co-sponors websites for updates on the conference.

BCSSTA: https://bcssta.wordpress.com

BC Labour Heritage Centre: http://www.labourheritagecentre.ca

Labour Studies Program at Simon Fraser University: http://www.sfu.ca/labour.html